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Photograph of a ceremony in a covered hall with a crowd seated on the floor on both sides. In the centre, a person in an orange saffron robe with gold border sits on a red patterned mat, wearing a white turban, a white and red flower garland and a gold necklace, smiling as another person in an orange robe with a red border stands behind, placing or adjusting a hand on the turban. A gold trident stands upright beside them, and a garlanded decorative pole rises at the top right. Seated devotees in white clothes with orange shawls watch, some clapping. White t-shirts hang from the ceiling and wall displays behind. Several men in dark suits and orange stoles stand at the right edge.

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December 29 20082008-12-29A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with gold borders and a white turban sits on a red patterned carpet beneath a multicoloured ceremonial umbrella with gold finial and fringe, a golden trident visible above. A white garland hangs at the neck. Behind him, a man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands beside a golden elephant-shaped form, and a woman in orange sits nearby. Seated devotees in white and orange clothing fill the hall, and men in dark suits sit in the foreground. Posters and framed images hang on the back wall, and a standing figure in white with an orange shawl appears at left.2008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29A photograph of a seated satsang in a covered hall with orange draped walls. In the centre, a man in saffron robes with gold borders sits on a mat with a white garland and a flower, wearing a cream headwrap and smiling. Several devotees in orange and maroon robes stand at right, one holding a large ornate red and yellow ceremonial umbrella over the seated figure, while another devotee in orange holds a gold trident-shaped staff. Many people in white and cream clothing sit on the floor in the audience at left. Framed portraits and posters hang on the back wall. a person candidate appears in person: the seated figure in saffron with a garland and headwrap is the central honoured teacher, with an umbrella held over him by attendants.2008-12-27December 29 20082008-12-29December 28 20082008-12-28 +1 copiesA seated figure in saffron-orange robes with gold border sits on a patterned red and maroon rug in a corrugated-roof hall, wearing a white and pink flower garland and a gold rudraksha-style necklace, with long swept-back hair and a golden crown-like headpiece topped by a trident-like finial. A tall gold staff stands beside him, held by a bald man in orange robes with gold beads. Around them, seated devotees in white, orange and red clothing face forward on a woven mat, and a few men in orange stand near the right edge. Wall displays of framed photographs and a bookshelf line the back.2008-12-28December 30 20082008-12-30A photograph of a satsang hall with a corrugated metal roof and orange cloth draped along the back wall. A figure seated on a raised platform wears an orange robe with gold borders, a white flower garland, a gold-tipped crown or headdress and gold necklaces; a second seated man in orange with rectangular glasses, a grey beard and a maroon-striped shawl sits beside him, and a bald man in orange with a gold necklace and tilak stands at a gold-topped pole. Seated devotees in orange and white, including children in navy uniforms, fill the floor in front. Behind them a banner shows printed photographs and text.2008-12-27A photograph of an indoor Hindu ceremony in a hall filled with seated devotees, many in white ritual clothes and some in orange. In the foreground, a man with long dark hair wears an orange robe, a white and red flower garland and a rudraksha mala, seated on an orange cushioned seat with a small red-patterned rug in front. Beside him, a man in orange with a gold necklace holds a tall golden trident-topped staff. Further right, a bald man in orange robes and gold beads sits near a large golden kalasha-shaped vessel. Behind them, a glass-walled area with framed portraits and orange drapery holds a dense crowd of people. a person: the long-haired figure in orange with the garland and mala fits the cues of swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha beads, and is seated centrally as the honoured guest of the gathering.2008-12-30Photograph of a seated ceremony under a canopy at an ashram event with a rectangular mat. A woman in orange sari with gold border and white flower garland sits centre, smiling, a gold gold-trimmed head ornament on her forehead. Behind her a man in white kurta stands holding a fan-shaped umbrella ring. A figure in orange robes with a long beard and swept-back hair stands at right, holding a pink object and a blue cloth. Several men in orange robes with rudraksha-style necklaces stand nearby. A red-and-orange curtain backs a seated crowd of devotees in white and orange. Ornate multicoloured canopy with tassels and gold pole overhead, a banner on the wall behind.2008-12-27December 29 20082008-12-29